Relax, It’s Just a Run-of-the-Mill Nuke Spill
www.counterpunch.org/2012/04/26/relax-its-just-a-run-of-the-mill-nuke-spill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relax-its-just-a-run-of-the-mill-nuke-spill by DAVE LINDORFF April 26, 2012 The Limerick Incident Wasn’t an “EPPI” A little over a month ago, back on March 19, at 3:00 in the morning, the Limerick Nuclear Power Station, which runs two aging GE nuclear reactors along the Schuylkill River west of Philadelphia, had an accident. As much as 15,000 gallons… Read more
Ex-DEP Official Says All Pa. Oil, Gas Waste Needs Treatment
www.manufacturing.net/news/2012/04/ex-dep-official-says-all-pa-oil-gas-waste-needs-treatment Mon, 04/16/2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former top environmental official says Pennsylvania’s successful efforts to keep Marcellus Shale wastewater away from drinking water supplies should be extended to all other oil and gas drillers. “It’s the same industry. It is the same contaminants. And the goal should be the same,” said George Jugovic Jr.,… Read more
DEP asks gas driller to help remedy Franklin Twp. methane spike
citizensvoice.com/news/dep-asks-gas-driller-to-help-remedy-franklin-twp-methane-spike-1.1287800#axzz1pfKvaAid DEP asks gas driller to help remedy Franklin Twp. methane spike By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: March 20, 2012 The Department of Environmental Protection has asked a natural gas drilling company to step in and help three Franklin Twp. families whose well water contains high levels of methane. State environmental regulators have not… Read more
Driller fined for Northern Tier releases
citizensvoice.com/news/driller-fined-for-northern-tier-releases-1.1269832#axzz1ltij0snT By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: February 10, 2012 State environmental regulators have fined Chesapeake Appalachia $565,000 for three incidents at Northern Tier natural gas well sites, including an April 2011 wellhead failure in Bradford County that released thousands of gallons of wastewater into a nearby stream. The company paid $190,000 for the failure… Read more
DEP secretary answers questions on Marcellus Shale drilling
republicanherald.com/news/dep-secretary-answers-questions-on-marcellus-shale-drilling-1.1269964 by mark gilger jr. (staff writer mgilgerjr@republicanherald.com) Published: February 10, 2012 ORWIGSBURG – State Sen. David Argall, R-29, and the Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a lunch meeting Thursday with state Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer. The controversial subject of Marcellus Shale drilling was the topic of discussion as Krancer answered… Read more
Drillers cited for 3,300 environmental violations in 4 years
citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/drillers-cited-for-3-300-environmental-violations-in-4-years-1.1269336#axzz1ltij0snT By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: February 9, 2012 Marcellus Shale drillers in Pennsylvania were cited for more than 3,300 violations of state environmental laws in the last four years, according to a tally released Wednesday by the environmental organization PennEnvironment. The data, compiled from state records, revealed a wide array of violations committed… Read more
Landfill proposes to mill Marcellus waste
citizensvoice.com/news/landfill-proposes-to-mill-marcellus-waste-1.1267758#axzz1lW6h1Lkv By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: February 6, 2012 Keystone Sanitary Landfill plans to process rock waste from natural gas drilling at its properties in Throop and Dunmore in a switch from its years-old practice of accepting already processed waste from the region’s Marcellus Shale well sites. The first-of-its-kind facility in the state, proposed… Read more
DEP Investigating Three Spills at Gas Well
http://www.wnep.com/videobeta/3866ad3c-c127-4d9a-988c-f27dd79637bf/News/DEP-Investigating-Three-Spills-at-Gas-Well
Cabot raises new questions about EPA data in Dimock
citizensvoice.com/news/cabot-raises-new-questions-about-epa-data-in-dimock-1.1265510#axzz1lEh9vXRN By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: February 1, 2012 Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. sharply criticized federal regulators’ rationale for investigating a potential link between the company’s natural gas operations and contamination in Dimock Township water supplies on Tuesday, saying the government selectively cited or misinterpreted past water quality data to justify its probe.… Read more
Officials: Threat of radon high in state
www.timesleader.com/news/Officials__Threat_of_radon_high_in_state_01-31-2012.html By NAOMI CREASON The Sentinel, Carlisle January 31, 2012 There are a number of concerns when buying or owning a home, but the state Department of Environmental Protection is hoping homeowners pay attention to a specific odorless and radioactive gas — radon. Bob Lewis, the program manager for DEP’s Radon Division, finds that most… Read more
